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VOL. VIII NO. 31.
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOLS
BREAK ALL RECORDS
STATE CONVENTION IN ATLANTA
ATTENDED BY MORE THAN
TWO THOUSAND DELEGATES
FROM 131 COUNTIES.
The State Sunday School Convention
held in Atlanta, June 13th, 14th, loth,
broke all past records in many ways.
There were 2100 registered delegates
as compared with 1370 last year which
was made the previous high record. The
delegates were classified as follows:
135 pastors, 299 superintendents, 991)
tca'eners and Sunday School officers
and 073 others. These delegates were
from 131 counties.
The reports of the employed workers
show marvelous progress. During the
past year they held Ii20 County Con¬
ventions and attended 202 meetings of
other kinds. They delivered a total of
1,053 addresses, and traveled 45,784
miles. The Treasurer’s report showed
that while more work had been done
and the expenditures larger than in
previous years, all bills were paid. The
reports also showed that all except 19
counties in the State were organized,
12 hail reached the Gold Star Standard,
51 the Banner Standard.
A new feature of the Convention this
year was the Adult Bible Class par¬
ade, which was estimated at between
1.500 and 2,000 men in line.
Looking to the Future.
The Convention in session voted to
continue the work on the same general
lines for the ensuing year, and to tr.\
to raise sufficient funds to put on an
additional worker in the field, which
will probably be a "Teen Age Special¬
ist.” At the last session of the Con
vention a special offering was taken ot
begin the fund for this purpose.
Another forward move taken by the
Association was the formation of a
state Adult Bible Class Federation, to
be composed of all men delegates to
the Convention, and men’s Bible
Classes of the State. The officers elect¬
ed for this Federation were President
Prof. Floyd Field, Atlanta; Vice Pres¬
ident, Mr. It. II. Ferrell, Albany ; Sec
eetary, Miss Flora Davis, Atlanta.
The Convention also voted to hold
the next session in Savannah.
The officers elected for the next year
are as follows:
Executive Committee.
T. M. Furlow, Americus, Chairman.
J. J. Cobb, Macon.
Frank L. Mallary, Macon.
W. H. Roper, Macon.
E. C. Dargan, Macon.
W. B. Stubbs, Savannah.
S. O. Sauls, Savannah.
D. W. Krauss, Brunswick.
John D. Walker, Sparta.
Troy Beatty, Athens.
Jas. W. Morton, Athens.
W. M. Wilcox, Elberton.
Hammond Johnson, Gainesville.
Paul Doyal. Rome.
L. C. Hall, Milledgeville.
Garnett McMillan. Clarkesville.
F. S. Etheridge, Jackson.
C. C. Clegliorn, Summerville.
A. J. Evans, Fort Valley.
M. S. Shivers, Eatonton.
J. Hart Sibley, Union Point.
Allen Wilson, Valdosta.
J. M. Outler, Dawson.
Geo. P. Butler, Augusta.
W. T .Townsend. Cartesville.
Ben S. Thompson, Madison.
G. B. Toole, Madison.
Sam Tate. Tate.
Claud Wayne. Winder.
Henry B. Mays. Atlanta.
Marion Moll Hull, Atlanta.
W. C. Schaeffer. Atlanta.
R ,T. Guinn, Atlanta.
T. O. Hatchcock, Atlanta.
W L. Pickard, Macon.
H. O. Davidson. Columbus.
I. M. Scott. West Point.
S. B. Adams, Savannah.
Chas. W. Daniel. Atlanta.
T. II. Garrett, Augusta.
T. W. Callaway, Dublin.
W. B. Fender, Valdosta.
E. C. Collins, Reidsville.
C. K. Nelson, Atlanta.
Floyd Field, Atlanta.
Plato T. Durham. Atlanta.
W. S. Booth. Manor.
H. T. McIntosh, Albany.
President. J. J. Eagan; Vice Presi¬
dents: Dr. Joseph Broughton. Atlanta;
A. H. Merry. Augusta; W. C. Vereen.
Moultrie: J. V. Wellborn, Atlanta ; Au¬
ditor. A. B. Caldwell, Atlanta : General
and Financial Secretary. D. W. Sims:
Assistant Secretary. Miss Flora Davis:
Elementary Superintendent. Miss Daisy
Magee: Office Secretary, Miss Carrie
Lee Waddell.
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FLOWER MISSSDN DAY
OBSERVED LAST WEE K
COVINGTON W. C. T. U. HELD IN
SPIRING MEETING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON Will THIS DE¬
PARTMENT AS SUBJECT
June meeing of Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union.
On Tuesday afternoon at tlie beauti¬
ful home of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Lee
the Flower Mission Department of the
W. C. T. U. had a special meeting, em¬
phasizing their work on this occasion.
The slogan of the Flower Mission
Department is "Thought for Others,”
and this theme was in evidence in the
entire program for the afternoon.
On the Sabbath prior to this meeting
every minister in Covington was urged
to bring this theme of’’Thought for Oth
ers” before his. congregation at the
morning services and ’twas our great
pleasure to hear Mr. Williams at the
Baptist church deliver a most masterly
sermon upon this subject.
The special meeting was to have been
held at the Academy Spring Park but
the weather being threatening, Mrs.
Lee graciously offered her home for the
occasion. The parlors and halls were
filled with guests and, after the busi¬
ness of the Union was completed, the
program for the afternoon was given.
Mr. H. W. Williams gave the invoca¬
tion and the entire company joined in
singing “Help Somebody Today.” Af¬
ter this song Miss Beverline Adams
gave a most artistic and dramatic read¬
ing of Madame Butterfly, which thor¬
oughly charmed her hearers.
Mrs. Williams read that wonderful
clarion call for Service to Others in
that beautiful hymn entitled "While
the Days are Passing By.”
After the program was finished the
■Union divided the entire city of Coving¬
ton into districts and put every district
into the hands of cominitteees, who
were commanded to “Look all around
you—Find some one in need.” “Help
somebody today" and these committees
must tell of their work at the July
meeting of the Union.
The beautiful and attractive daugh¬
ters of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. White served
refreshments and many were the com¬
pliments paid these lovely sisters, as
they so graciously attended the many
guests of the afternoon.
The entire meeting was inspiring and
many have been the requests to help
me. which thought was born at the
Flower Mission Meeting of the W. C.
T. U. of Covington.
A SUBSCRIBER.
MR. B. H. WOODRUFF IS
GRADUATE AT BOSTON,
At the graduating exercises of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Boston on the 14th instant, Mr. Ben¬
jamin Hicks Woodruff, of Porterdale,
received the degree of Bachelor of
Science.
The title of his graduating thesis
was: “The Construction of Apparatus
for the study of Commutation in a
Direct Current Generator.” with Mr.
E. B. Stetson, B. A., of Sioux City,
Iowa.
Mr. Woodruff is an old Emory man
and also a Newton county man. He
lias a host of friends throughout the
county who rejoice in his success.
He is an excellent and capable and
studious young man and his friends
predict for him a brilliant success in
whatever calling he decides to enter.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
HERE SUNDAY NIGHT
The third quarterly Conference- for
this year will lie held at the First
Methodist church Sunday night. The
presiding elder. Dr. B. F. Fraser, will
preach, and the Conference will organ
ize immediately following his sermon.
DIVISION SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEETING AT ALMOND 2D SUNDAY
All Sunday Schools North of the
Georgia Railroad will meet at Almon
Methodist church on the second Sunday
in July. There will be dinner on
ground. Bring your baskets.
Program will lie published next week.
Be sure your school is represented.
COVINGTON MERCHANTS
CLOSE ON 4TH OF JULY
Nearly Every Business House in the
City Will Celebrate National
Holiday,
We, the undersigned merchants and
business men of Covington agree to
close our respective places of business
all day, Tuesday July 4tli, being a Le¬
gal Holiday.
Stephenson A Callaway, Heard White
A Company, S. Grosman, Lee Brothers,
Social Circle Supply Co., Powell Mil¬
linery Co., Piper Hardware Co., Smith
Printing Co., W. W. St. John, J. I.
Guinn, Bank of Covington, Joseph Sei
gel. X. Kaplan, First National Bank,
Bank of Newton County, W. Cohen A
Son, E. E. Lunsford, Jr„ half day, J.
N. Bradshaw Co., Norris Hardware Co.,
R. E. Everitt, C. A. Franklin, half day,
Fowler Brothers Co., Stephenson Hard
were Co., C. A. Harwel, D. M. Rogers,
(’. of Ga. R.v., H. I). Bush, half day, N.
S. Turner. F. W. Simmons, Vining
Brothers, half day, .T. H. Dorsey, King
A Gray, The Cash Grocery Co., W. J.
Gober, W. B. It. Pennington, E. H. Mob¬
ley. '
1. BOYCE HARVEY IS
FIRST WITH A BLOOM
SPLENDID ROCKY PLAINS FARM¬
ER CAME TUESDAY, FOLLOW¬
ED FRIDAY BY MR. F. M.
EWING.
Mr. Boyce Harvey is the first New¬
ton county farmer to send The News a
cotton bloom from the present crop.
He sent his bloom by Mr E. M. Piper
on Tuesday, the 20tli instant.
Mr. Harvey is a splendid farmer of
Rocky Plains district and a splendid
gentleman.
A few years ago he bought the place
from which the bloom came, when it
was very poor, badly washed, etc., and
lie lias now brought it up to a high
state of cultivation by continuous and
intelligent work.
Tlie second bloom was sent in bj
Mr. F. M. Ewing in Friday’s mail.
Mr. Ewing is a genial and excellent
farmer of Route 4 and had a splendid
cotton crop on his place.
We trust these gentlemen will have
an abundant crop and fine prices for it.
P
LEGUIN NEWS.
A delightful social event of the past
reek was a pounding party given by
the young people of Leguin for Rev.
and Mrs. T. M. Lee. The party was a
complete surprise to Mr. and Mrs. Lee,
and was heartily enjoyed by all pres¬
ent. It was a novel affair in the com¬
munity in that no pastor lias dwelt
here since the Rev. Sain P. Jones lived
here hack in the eighties.
After about thirty splendid young
people had donated their gifts, games
and songs were indulged in. The house
cas beautifully lighted with Aladdin
lamps and the pink and white roses
contributed by the young people added
greatly to the pleasure of the evening,
and at a late hour fruits were served.
Miss Clara Meador spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Irene
Meador.
Several from here attended the sing¬
ing Sunday at Macedonia.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lee spent Sun¬
day at Porterdale.
ALBERT—MATZICK.
The many friends here of Mr. Albert
will he interested in reading the fol¬
lowing clipping from a Brush. Colorado
palter, as he is a former Covington
boy:
“Byron Albert and Miss Dorothy Mat¬
zick were married Thursday, May 18,
at the Baptist parsonage in Greeley.
"The young couple left Brush quietly
Thursday morning in a ear driven by
H. C. Giese, a friend of the young
couple. Both of the contracting par¬
ties are well known residents of Brush.
Mr. Albert occupying the position of
cashier of the local plant of the Great
Western Sugar company. The bride is
one of the most accomplished young
ladies of Brush, and is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Matzick of Brush.
“The young couple, after a short trip
in the mountains, will return home,
where they will occupy a new bunga¬
low being built by the groom ”
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, June 29, J916.
TON MAY RAVE
SUMMER NIGHTSGHOOL
VOCATIONAL AND LITERARY
SCHOOL IS PROPOSED FOR THE
MONTHS OF JULY
AND AUGUST.
We give herewith a short communi¬
cation from Mrs. W. C. Clark concern¬
ing this proposed school.
"A Vocational and Literary night
school during July and August for Cov¬
ington.
“Talking to a young man on last
Wednesday about ‘Thought-ror-Others,’
there came to my mind that possibly
there might he some boys and young
men who would like to take advantage
of night school training for July and
August.
“So we take this maimer of bringing
tlie matter before the public, hoping to
arouse enough interest to formulate
plans for the work during these next
two months.
“There is no time for delay, so if you
want to get in on the Night School,
communicate with Judge Frank Rea¬
gan at once. We can take no sj^teps
toward formulating plans until we see
how many applicants we will have for
the school.
"This is a great offer for you young
men, so lets go after the Night School
without any further delay.”
Mrs. Clark is ever thinking of some¬
thing for the advancement of her city
and the good of her fellow man, and
this is a splendid suggestion.
As we understand the proposition, if
is to conduct this school at night, or
at such time as those who are to en¬
roll can attend. It is also to he open
to all who wish to secure the benefits
which, for various reasons, they have
not heretofore had the opportunity to
-secure. It is for grown men as well
as for the younger ones.
It is hoped to give business train¬
ing as well as sufficient literary train¬
ing to enable tlie student to read and
write to the extent of understanding
and being understood.
No difficulty in securing volunteers
to teach is anticipated. But before
that is done, It is desired to learn how
many will desire to embrace this op¬
portunity.
That is why it is requested that all
those who will attend and desire to se¬
cure this training send ilteir names,
telephone, or see tlie editor of The
News.
Then, it can he ascertained whether
there is a number large enough to jus¬
tify tlie schools’ being opened.
We trust that this opportunity will
appeal to such of our people as feel
tlie need f more rudimentary school¬
ing than they have had the time or
means of securing before.
>\K HILL HOLDS ITS
THIRTIETH CELEBRATION
Mr. T. W. Hicks informs The News
that the thirtieth annual celebration
will lie held at Oak Hill on Tuesday,
the 4th day of July. That is next Tues¬
day.
Hei further states that a good pro¬
gram has been arranged. Everybody
is envited to tiiis event, where people
are accustomed to gather each year,
with their dinner baskets and their
expectations aroused for other good
things.
And people are never disappointed
in the Oak Hill celebration.
Indeed Oak Hill’s annual event has
become one of Newton county’s cherish¬
ed institutions, of which she is very
proud, in times past many of our most
distinguished men have made addresses
there and the occasion has nearly al¬
ways been the subject of news items
for the dailies of the State.
Always it has been distinctly relig¬
ious in its tone and tendency and has
been and continues to lie one of New¬
ton county’s most potent moral forces.
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS
TO MEET AT MANSFIELD.
Tlie Newton county Sunday School
Association will meet in annual con¬
vention with the i*eople of Mansfield
on July 20th and 21st.
Division meetings will he held in
each division during the next three
weeks.
An attractive program is being ar
ranged_for the county convention, It
will bepublished later.
A. C. BELCHER, President.
L. D. KING, Secretary,
SACRED HARP SINGING
TO BE AT COVINGTON
Fa-So-La Singers Meet at School Audi¬
torium Here on Second Sunday
In July.
The Ocmulgee Sacred Harp Musical
Association will convene in the city of
Covington at the school auditorium on
the second Sunday in July, the 11th,
1916.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring a basket well filled with good
things to eat.
There will be many noted singers
with us.
We ask those who have autos to meet
the 7:20 o clock a. m., train and take
the singers to the auditorium.
We expect the largest vocal gather¬
ing we have ever had.
Everybody who will donate anything
to keep help the singers will give it
to Dr. S. W. Everitt. It will be gladly
received.
Don’t forget the date and the autos.
DR. S. W. EVERITT,
Chairman.
IS. MARY 60Y0 IS
DEAD IN 73D YEAR
EXCELLENT PORTERD ALE WOMAN
PASSED AWAY THERE THURS¬
DAY OF LAST WEEK—IN¬
TERMENT AT HOPEWELL.
Mrs. Mary Boyd died at her home in
Porterdale on Thursday afternoon of
last week at 6.30 o’clock.
Mrs. Boyd was 73 years of age and
had lived the life of useful and at¬
tractive Christian womanhood. Many
friends were hers during her long life
and all mourn her death with tlie be¬
reaved family.
The funeral and interment were at
Hopewell church Friday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock. The Rev. W. A. Kennedy
conducted the services. He was assist¬
ed by the Rev. Wm. Duncan.
Mrs. Boyd leaves her husband, Mr.
T. A. Boyd: one daughter, Mrs. Mary
Lon Blanton: one son, Mr. R. P. Boyd:
two sisters, Mrs. ‘ W. S. Ramsey and
Mrs. Jane Stovall: two brothers, Mess¬
rs. Jeff Christian and H, C. Christian.
El DOHA NEWS.
Mr. Hollis Burney and Miss Erma
Allen and Mr. Alva Kelly and Miss
Exie Cunard attended tlie singing at
Liberty Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Robert Blackwell and Wey
man Loyd, of Mansfield, spent a while
here Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Hodge and son, Carroll, and
daughter, Gladys, were the guests of
the former’s sister, Mrs. Grady Ozliurn
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Owens and lit¬
tle son. Marcus, of Tampa, Fla., who
has been visiting the former's mother,
left Wednesday for an extended trip to
North Carolina.
Mrs. Jack Cook spent Sunday with
her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Lay Son.
Mr. and Mrs. John McLendon and
children and little Miss May Agues and
Laurie Ozburn, spent Saturday after¬
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goodman were
the guests of the former’s sister, Mrs.
A. Brooks, of Pine Grove, Saturday
night and Sunday.
The friends of Miss Lueile Burn¬
ey are ever so glad to learn that she
is able to lie at home.
Mrs. Clifford Ellis and children, of
Palalto, siient Friday with tlie former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Ozburn and lit¬
tle son, Odelle, and Mrs. J. A. McClen¬
don spent Sunday with the latter's
daughter, Mrs. Clark Cunard.
Miss Long, of Henry county, was the
attractive guest of her brother, Rev.
Mr. Long, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Kelly announced
the birth of a daughter Monday, June
19th.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cunard and
children spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Dooley.
Miss Lena Cunard sjient Saturday
night with Misses Claud and Estelle
Cunard, of Frankiinville.
Rev. C. J. Brown, of Douglasville.
filled his regular appointment at Old
Rocky Creek Sunday.
COMMERCIAL AND
JOB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
$1 A Year In Advance
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
SENT IN YESTERDAY
HE REVIEWS HIS ADMISISTRA
TION, NOTES OUR PROSPER¬
OUS STATE OF AFFAIRS, AND
COMMENDS OUR LAWS.
Atlanta, Ga., June 28,—“Tlie second
regular session of the present legisla¬
ture finds the country improved, so far
as its general financial condition is con¬
cerned” declared Governor Nat E. Har¬
ris in his message to the Georgia leg¬
islature today. “Business ha3 contin¬
ued to advance, and the recent low
prices of our farm products have be¬
come things of the past. The merchants
are selling for higher profits and iu
greater volume. The banks are thriv¬
ing; money is easy, and the people of
the Commonwealth, generally, are in
much better spirits, in every respect,
than prevailed at your last meeting.
“While the war still rages with un¬
abated fury across the ocean yet our
people have escaped its ravages, and
our country, up to this time, has been
free from attack by outside foes, save
a few incursions on the borders of Mex¬
ico.
“The call for the National Guard, it
is hoped, has been more to teach our
sister republic that the United States
is not as helpless as our critics have
sought to prove, rather Ilian for the
purposes of serious warfare. The re¬
sult has certainly disclosed the fact
that a call to arms will be heard as
quickly, and answered as promptly
now, as was the same call in 1847 or
the tocsin in 1861.
“It is a pleasure for me to tell you
that our state met the demand as readi¬
ly, and that our guard was in the
field, equipped and officered, as quickly,
as occurred in any state in the Union—■
that tlie Georgia boys felt the same
patriotic ardor as those in New York,
or Massachusetts, or any other Com¬
monwealth of the Union. In thirty six
hours after the word came our ranks
were filled, our organizations com¬
pleted, and our men stood at their ar¬
mories, with guns in their hands,await¬
ing the word of command from the
National Head.”
Governor Harris also discussed the
national guard and the army reorgan¬
ization act, passed by congress, calling
attention to the requirements placed
upon this state precedent to securing
its benefits.
Among other subjects discussed in
the message were tlie lease of the Wes¬
tern & Atlantic railroad, the aiitiparal
leling act, lynch law, compulsory edu¬
cation, prohibition laws, local legisla¬
tion, highway commission, state ware¬
house system, state finances, inheri¬
tance tax, labor legislation, exemption
of college endowments from taxation,
litigation with copper companies, and
four-year term for governor and state
house officers.
The governor showed that the Wes¬
tern & Atlantic railroad is the best of
all tlie tangible assets of the state of
Georgia. He said the prosiiect of leas¬
ing the road seems very favorable.
Referring to the prohibition laws en¬
acted at the extraordinary session of
the legislature, called by Governor
Harris, and for which Georgia prohibi¬
tionists give him full credit, the gov¬
ernor shows the great benefits that
have followed its operation of nearly
two months. Bank deposits have large¬
ly increased in all the cities; the mer¬
chants are selling more goods to cus¬
tomers ; there is more work in progress,
and a general improvement has result¬
ed in nearly all lines of business
throughout tlie state. He points out
that the law is being well enforced, and
theme seems to be a disposition to give
the statues a fair trial in every locality.
He recommneds compensation for the
ordinances of each county for filing
statement of each shipment of intoxi¬
cating beverages, as required under the
law.
Tlie message of Governor Harris is
of unusual length, as it goes thorough¬
ly into the various subjects that he
takes up. It is regarded liy law-mak¬
ers as a particularly strong document
and shows the close investigation which
the executive has made into matters
connection with his administration.
The governor expects to send special
messages on the W. & A. problem and
other matters.
